Chris Naggar

Chris Naggar (born December 9, 1997) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football for Texas and SMU before being signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2021.

Chris Naggar
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-09) December 9, 1997
Arlington, Texas
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Arlington (TX)
College:Texas
SMU
Position:Placekicker
Undrafted:2021
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Field goals made:1
Field goal attempts:1
Field goal %:100.0
Longest field goal:37
Player stats at NFL.com ยท PFR

Early life and education

Naggar was born on December 9, 1997, in Arlington, Texas. He attended Arlington High School before playing college football at Texas. He was named district special teams MVP as a senior in high school. Naggar redshirted his first year at Texas, and did not play in his second. As a junior in 2019, he played seven games at the punter position, making 25 punts for 983 yards with a long of 67 yards, 10 inside the 20 and three of 50+.[1] He changed to kicker in 2020, when he transferred to SMU. As a senior, he was 17-for-21 on field goals, leading his conference in accuracy.[1]

Professional career

New York Jets

After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Naggar signed a contract as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets.[2] He was waived on August 16, 2021.[3][4]

Cleveland Browns

Naggar was signed to the Cleveland Browns practice squad on September 2, 2021, to compete with Chase McLaughlin.[5] He was promoted to the active roster prior to their week one game against the Kansas City Chiefs, following an injury to McLaughlin.[6] He did not appear on any snaps during the game and was reverted back to the practice squad the following day. Naggar was elevated to the active roster again on December 24, 2021 as a COVID-19 replacement player after McLaughlin was placed on the COVID list.[7] Naggar made his NFL debut on Christmas Day for Cleveland's week 16 loss against the Green Bay Packers. In the game, Naggar converted a 37-yard field goal and made 1 out of 2 extra point attempts.[8] Naggar was released from the Browns' practice squad on December 30, 2021.[9]

Dallas Cowboys

On February 3, 2022, the Dallas Cowboys signed Naggar to a reserve/future contract.[10] On May 13, 2022, he was released by the Cowboys.

Pittsburgh Steelers

In January of 2023, he attended a work-out hosted by the Pittsburgh Steelers along with three other kickers and punters.[11]

References
  1. "Chris Naggar - Football". SMU Athletics.
  2. "4 things to know about Jets' UDFA K Chris Naggar". May 8, 2021.
  3. Goodman, Max. "Robert Saleh Explains Decision to Waive Jets' Kicker Chris Naggar". Sports Illustrated New York Jets News, Analysis and More.
  4. "Jets Waive K Chris Naggar". www.newyorkjets.com.
  5. Groote, J. R. De (September 2, 2021). "Browns Sign Former Jets Kicker Chris Naggar".
  6. "Who is Sunday's Browns Kicker Chris Naggar?". September 12, 2021.
  7. "Browns activate 5 players from reserve/COVID-19 list, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 24, 2021.
  8. "Chris Naggar, Dallas Cowboys, K - News, Stats, Bio". 10 August 2023.
  9. "Browns activate 4 from reserve/COVID-19, make other roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 30, 2021.
  10. Gehlken, Michael (February 3, 2022). "Cowboys sign former SMU, Arlington kicker Chris Naggar to compete with Greg Zuerlein". Dallasnews.com.
  11. Clark, Joe (18 January 2023). "Steelers Bring in Four Specialists For Workouts". Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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